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Kerem Yücel

@keremyucel.bsky.social
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Photojournalist at MPR News. Author of The Misafir, Syrian Refugee's journey in Turkey (born&raised Istanbul).

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Jessica Bari @jessicabari.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Do you or a loved one have a mental illness? How does it affect your daily life? My series Call to Mind, wants to hear your story about living with mental illness. If you are open to sharing email 📧: calltomind@americanpublicmedia.org #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #livingwithmentalillness
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Kerem Yücel @keremyucel.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Spent the weekend documenting the Prairie Island Indian Community's annual Pow Wow in Minnesota with reporter Melissa Olson. Honored to help tell the story of a celebration of culture, tradition and community. for @mprnews.org www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Singers and dancers brave heat as Prairie Island hosts annual powwow
Under a blazing sun, dancers and drum groups gathered at Prairie Island Indian Community for a weekend celebration, food and fun that the heat could not slow down.
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Kerem Yücel @keremyucel.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0... Honored to receive 1st Place Best Photo of Indigenous Communities from the Indigenous Journalists Association for Leonard Peltier: From Prison to a Changed Political Landscape. @mprnews.org .
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Leonard Peltier talks freedom, future after nearly 50 years in prison
After spending most of his life behind bars, Leonard Peltier now lives in a home on the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa reservation in North Dakota. He says he has no regrets but still harbors resent...
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Kerem Yücel @keremyucel.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Grateful to have represented @mprnews.org at @poynterinstitute.bsky.social for a conversation on Operation Metro Surge and to share my photos.For me,this story became about community, belonging and slowly growing roots in Minnesota through the work of photojournalism. www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...
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For Minneapolis reporters, Operation Metro Surge was a reckoning - Poynter
Covering the immigration crackdown meant documenting a story that was unfolding in their own neighborhoods and lives
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Kerem Yücel @keremyucel.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
More than 3,700 immigrants were detained during “Operation Metro Surge” in Minnesota this winter. In St. Paul, passport applications and children’s sandals sit beside families preparing for possible separation. 📸 Kerem Yücel ✍️Jon Collins www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Kerem Yücel @keremyucel.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Along the Mississippi River, in the shadow of a nuclear plant, Monticello residents pushed back as city leaders voted to allow new restrictions and a path forward for massive data centers. ✍️ @kirstimarohn.bsky.social 📸Kerem Yücel @mprnews.org www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Nate Wallin holds a sign reading “NO DATA CENTER” during a Monticello City Council meeting at the Monticello Community Center on Monday, April 27, 2026, in Monticello, Minn. Residents attended the meeting as the council considered zoning amendments related to regulating proposed data center and technology campus land uses.Lisa Keenan addresses the Monticello City Council during a meeting at the Monticello Community Center on Monday, April 27, 2026, in Monticello, Minn. Keenan questioned council members, the mayor and city staff as officials considered zoning amendments related to a proposed data center and technology campus development.A presenter speaks during a Monticello City Council meeting as a slide about a proposed data center planned unit development ordinance is displayed at the Monticello Community Center on Monday, April 27, 2026, in Monticello, Minn. The council considered amendments to city zoning ordinances related to regulating data center and technology campus land uses.William Saville addresses the Monticello City Council during a meeting at the Monticello Community Center on Monday, April 27, 2026, in Monticello, Minn. VanDenBoom spoke during public comment as officials considered zoning amendments related to a proposed data center and technology campus development.
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Kerem Yücel @keremyucel.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Curiosity led me to meet this group and bring their story to @mprnews.org . Wearing armbands that read “We’re all immigrants,” they continue a quiet form of resistance after Operation Metro Surge. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Kerem Yücel @keremyucel.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
After negotiations, prayer camp near Whipple building to close midweek. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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After negotiations, prayer camp near Whipple building to close midweek
A Lakota spiritual leader believes the camp broke “spiritual law” by situating the camp at a location understood and documented as a Dakota burial site. But camp leaders say they are looking for heali...
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 23/03/2026
A group of legislators and community leaders said the Legislature should take rapid action to pull the March 31 honor to César Chavez from the books. They said they would move to declare an urgency on Monday to bring the bill up for a vote in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
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Minn. lawmakers push to repeal César Chavez Day following rape allegations
Following allegations that the late labor leader sexually abused women and girls, state lawmakers said they would work to repeal a Minnesota law honoring César Chavez.
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Paul Tosto @paultosto.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Latest from @mprnews.org reporter @eshockmanwrites.bsky.social and photojournalist @keremyucel.bsky.social www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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‘I don’t have words’: 2 more kids from Liam Ramos’ Columbia Heights school taken into ICE custody
The children were taken into ICE custody after their mother was detained at a court appointment. School leaders say the mother asked them to bring the kids to the detention center because there were n...
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Kerem Yücel @keremyucel.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Ten years after Jamar Clark’s killing, his mother says, “It feels as if no time has passed,” and a former MPD inspector admits, “I still have questions.” A decade later, Minneapolis is still shaped by calls for answers. for @mprnews.org
Irma Burns, the mother of Jamar Clark, pose for a portrait at her home ahead of the 10th commemoration of her son’s deathPosters and memorial artwork honoring Jamar Clark are displayedMichael Friestleben A portrait of Jamar Clark hangs in the front window of his mother Irma Burns’ home
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Kerem Yücel @keremyucel.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
🏀 Timberwolves roar back! With the Target Center crowd on their feet and roaring, Anthony Edwards delivered a career-defining performance — 43 points to lead Minnesota to a stunning 116-113 comeback win over the Lakers. 🔥🐺 for @mprnews.org www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
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Timberwolves push Lakers to edge of elimination with 116-113 comeback win behind Edwards’ 43 points
Jaden McDaniels converted a three-point play with 39.5 seconds left for the lead and stole the ensuing inbounds pass from LeBron James, leading a rally by the Minnesota Timberwolves for a 116-113 win ...
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Kerem Yücel @keremyucel.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
MN's Stillwater prison just made history by hosting the state’s first-ever official chess tournament behind prison walls. 📷 Kerem Yücel www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
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In a first, Minnesota prison hosts official chess tournament
On Thursday, for the first time, people incarcerated in a state prison in Minnesota played in an official chess tournament. Organizers and prison officials — and the people playing — say the game teac...
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